Western Interstate Energy Board of Directors

Agenda
Meeting of the Board of Directors
of the Western Interstate Energy Board

Crowne Plaza Hotel

San Jose, California

April 18 - 19, 2005

casual attire (no ties)

Schedule of Meetings

Monday
April 18,
2005

Tuesday
April 19,
2005

Wednesday
April 20,
2005

Thursday
April 21,
2005

12:00 noon

Board luncheon

1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
WIEB meeting

7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
WIEB meeting

1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Joint WIEB/CREPC Natural Gas workshop

3:45 p.m. Bus leaves for Metcalf Energy Center

6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Reception for Board & CREPC members

7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
CREPC meeting

7:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
CREPC meeting


12 noon	Board luncheon

1:00 p.m.	Business meeting
	· Approve minutes of Vancouver meeting
	· Report on Board and Committee activities
	o Enhanced state/provincial regional electricity function
	o Expiring WGA resolution on nuclear waste
	· FY 05-06 proposed budget and situation analysis
	· Election of officers
	· Western Governors' priorities - Pam Inmann, WGA

2:15 p.m.	Proposal for Two Energy Assurance Initiatives
	· Tony Usibelli (WA)

2:45 p.m.	Study of petroleum adequacy in the West
	· Tony Usibelli (WA)

3:15 p.m.	Break

3:30 p.m.	Pacific Northwest Economic Region energy initiative
	Matt Morrison, PNWER

4:00 p.m.	Roundtable on recent development, including:
	· EPA's new Clean Energy-Environment State Partnership Program - Joanna Prukop (NM)
	· Wyoming to California transmission initiative - Steve Ellenbecker (WY)/Dick Burdette (NV)
	Frontier Transmission Line
	· New developments in state/provincial climate change initiatives
	Oregon Strategy for Greenhouse Gas Reduction - Mike Grainey (OR)
	· Idaho energy developments - Laura Nelson (ID)
	· Department of Defense synthetic fuels initiative
	Message to Western Governors
	Congressional briefing presentation
	· Other state/provincial developments

5:30 p.m.	Recess


7:30 a.m.	Continental breakfast

8:30 a.m.	Roundtable Continued

10:00 a.m.	Report on the WGA Clean and Diversified Energy Initiative
	· Bill Keese, CDEAC Co-Chair
	WGA CDEAC web page
	WGA's Clean and Diversified Energy Initiative for the West Resolution

10:15 a.m.	Break

11:00 a.m.	WIEB/California Energy Commission natural gas assessment management
	· Dave Maul (CA) [Overview-pdf]

11:30 a.m.	Adjourn Board meeting - lunch on your own

1:00 p.m.	*Joint WIEB/CREPC Workshop on Western Natural Gas Adequacy Study*

	Workshop presentations are currently posted at the following URL:
	http://www.energy.ca.gov/naturalgas/documents/2005-04-19_WIEB_workshop/

3:30 p.m.	Adjourn workshop

3:45 p.m.	*Bus leaves for tour of Metcalf Energy Center*
	(tour is currently full)
	Bus will pick up participants at front door of hotel lobby.
	Dress code: wear business slacks (no jeans, dresses or shorts) and flat shoes (no high heels or open toed shoes).
	Bring a jacket or sweater, it can be breezy. Calpine will supply a hard hat and safety glasses.
	Bus will return you to the site of the reception.

6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.	*Reception at Calpine Headquarters*
	Reception will be in the Capital Club Library Room on the 17th Floor of the Knight-Ridder building. 50 West San Fernando St., San Jose, 95113.
	It is a 10-minute walk from the Crowne Plaza Hotel, going east toward the park.
	Click here for a visual map.
	Attire at the Capital Club is business casual: no jeans, shorts or t-shirts allowed.

*Tuesday, April 19*

*Tuesday, April 19* Natural Gas Workshop